Minlaton Demographics (SA) Local Stats

Minlaton (5575) is a suburb of Spencer Gulf, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. It is about 93 kms from SA's capital city of Adelaide. Minlaton is in the federal electorate of Grey.

In the 2011 census the population of Minlaton was 1,261 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Minlaton is 51 years of age.

88.4% of people living in the suburb of Minlaton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% England, 0.3% Thailand, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% New Zealand, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% India, 0.2% Scotland.

96.2% of people living in Minlaton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Thai.

The religious makeup of Minlaton is 26.5% Uniting Church, 25.1% No religion, 20.8% Anglican, 8.6% Catholic, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.6% Lutheran, 1.8% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Other religious affiliation , 0.7% Other Religious Groups.

55.1% of people are married, 21.5% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 125 widowed people living in Minlaton.

52.5% of the people living in Minlaton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.7% are working on a part time basis. Minlaton has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Minlaton are 25.4% Managers, 13.4% Labourers, 12.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Professionals, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Minlaton work in are 23.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.5% Health care and social assistance, 13.1% Retail trade, 6.3% Education and training, 5.9% Accommodation and food services, 4.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Public administration and safety, 4.2% Manufacturing, 4.0% Other services.

47.6% of homes are fully owned, and 27.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $428 per week and the median household income is $820 per week.

The median rent in Minlaton is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $964 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Minlaton postcode 5575